New Zealand stage and television actor
Ari Boyland |
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| Born | (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 36)
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 1999-present |
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Ari Boyland (born 10 August 1987) is a New Zealand stage and television actor.
Life and career
Known for his role as KC in Cloud 9's The Tribe.[1] He was a cast member in Series 1–3, along with a brief appearance in Series 5, and whose character became somewhat of a protégé of Lex (Caleb Ross).[2] Boyland also starred in The Tribe music video and album Abe Messiah and the documentary The Making of The Tribe in 1999 as well as the 2001 British documentary A Date With the Tribe.[3]
While attending the New Zealand Children's Academy, he also had small roles in Cloud 9's Revelations - The Initial Journey and the Disney Channel Original Movie You Wish! as well as many theatrical and musical productions across New Zealand.[4]
In August 2008, Boyland starred in the White Trash Omnibus, a play written and directed by Auckland University graduate Patrick Graham, with Kate Rylatt and Mike Ginn at the Maidment Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] He also appeared in the South Pacific Pictures television series Go Girls, based on another play written by Patrick Graham.[7] In 2009, he played the character of Flynn McAllistair in the children's television series Power Rangers RPM.
Boyland was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.[citation needed] He is Jewish[8] and plays Rabbi Rob in the 2022 TVNZ sitcom Kid Sister.
In 2021, he was announced as a cast member of the CBBC family-adventure series Mystic.[9] In 2022, he appeared in three episodes of the TVNZ sitcom Kid Sister, playing Rabbi Rob.
